Welcome to the Colorado Springs, HuHot Half on the 4th Half Marathon & 5K! This fast and well shaded coursebegins and ends in Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs and follows the Greenway Trail on an out and back route.

See You
Next Year!

Welcome to the HuHot Half on the 4th Half Marathon & 5K! This fast and well shaded 13.1 mile course will begin and end in Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs. There are aid stations at every mile and bathrooms along the course. The race follows the Greenway Trail with a mix of cement and hard pack pea gravel. All participants will receive a free t-shirt and medals for half marathon finishers. There is a large play area in Monument Valley Park for the kids (that aren't running) to play on while mom or dad is finishing her/his race and a public pool (run by the YMCA at additional cost) to cool down after the race!

Date: July 4th 2015

﻿

Distance: 13.1 miles - Half Marathon / 3.1 miles 5K

Fundraise: The HuHot Half Marathon & 5K is proud to support The Home Front Cares. The Home Front Cares is an 11-year old nonprofit that provides emergency grants to pay essential life expenses like rent and utilities for Colorado veterans and military families. www.thehomefrontcares.org

We encourage you to fundraise for the The Home Front Cares. Click on The Home Front Cares logo to be taken to our funraising page.

Individuals who raise over $150 receive:

- 50% reimbursement of registration fee

Individuals who raise over $250 receive:

- 100% reimbursement of registration fee

Location/Directions: The HuHot Half on the 4th Half Marathon & 5K will be held in Colorado Springs, Monument Valley Park southwest of Cache La Poudre St. Coming into Colorado Springs from either north or south you will be taking I-25. Exit Uintah St east and take a right on Cascade Ave. Take another right on Cache La Poudre St and it will take you into the park. Look for street parking before you enter the park as spots along the park will fill fast.

Start Time: July 4th 2015 - 7:00am Half Marathon/ 7:20am 5K

Packet Pick Up: July 3rd from 10:00 am - 7:00 pm at HuHot Mongolian Grill at the corner of Powers and Constitution, 5843 Constitution Ave. We will also have race morning packet pickup at the park starting at 6:00am. It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you pick up your packets on July 3rd. Our volunteers work hard, but it is inevitable that there will be a line at packet pickup race morning and to avoid this please pick up your packet on July 3rd if at all possible.

Course - Half Marathon: The half marathon will follow Greenway Trail north out of Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs until approximately 1 mile north of Austin Bluffs Parkway and return on same route. The course is a mix of cement and hard pack pea gravel. This is a very fast course that follows Fountain Creek. There is a slight uphill on the way out and a slight downhill on the way back. Family and friends who are watching the race will be able to see the start, drive to the turnaround point (just before Mark Dabling goes under I-25) to see their racer at the halfway mark and be able to drive back to the finish in time.

Course - 5K: The 5K will start 20 minutes after the half marathon and follow the Greenway Trail south out of Monument Valley Park for 1.55 miles and return on the same route.

Time Cut off: The official time cut off is 4 hours. If you feel this will be an issue please contact the race director clintknox@spreeracing.com

Aid Stations: There will be aid stations at every mile and toilets along the course.

﻿

Cost - Half Marathon:

$45 through April 30

$55 May 1 - May 31

$65 June 1 - July 2

$75 July 3-4 (packet pickup-race day)

Cost - 5K

$20 through May 31

$25 June 1 - July 2

$30 July 3-4 (packet pickup-race day)﻿

Registration: All registration except packet pickup and race day registration will done online through Active.com. A small online registration fee will be added. July 3rd registration will be done during packet pickup, location to be determined. Race day registration will begin at 6:00am at Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs.

Shirts/Medals: All participants will receive a free t-shirt and medals for half marathon finishers. We will have specific t-shirts for men and women!

If you signed up after June 27th you may need to get your race shirt after the event. For those that sign up late, their shirts will be available for pick up at a local running store (location to be determined) from July 23-30th. In the event that you are from out of town and we run out of shirts, we will mail you the shirt.

Swimming Pool: There is a community swimming pool next to the race start that opens at 10:00am. Showers will be made available for any runners who would like to use them and participants and their families will get discounted entry to the pool. $3 for children $5 for adults.

Parking: Parking is available on Mesa Rd and other side streets by Monument Valley Park.

Timing: The Half on the 4th Half Marathon will be chip timed with race results posted soon after the race.